Traditions

Book review: Funtastic Festivities, by Kit Lau

5 May 2013

Thick though it may be, this book is certainly no door stop. Funtastic Festivities by Kit Lau is light, engaging, and full of wonderfully charming illustrations to support its messages.

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Keeping Lunar New Year traditions alive

3 Feb 2013

Photographer Simon Go Man-ching has an annual ritual: when Lunar New Year looms, he takes his young daughter Queenie to Yau Ma Tei for a trawl through the confectionary and dried seafood shops.

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Fujian billionaire marries off daughter with gold-laden dowry

31 Dec 2012

Wu Duanbiao, chairman of ceramics firm Fujian Wanli Group, bestowed more than a billion yuan (HK$1.2 billion) as dowry for his daughter’s marriage on Sunday, according to media reports.

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Up Close and Personal: Birthday parties

30 Sep 2012

Since our first child was born 51/2 years ago, my husband and I have been to roughly 3,450 birthday parties. Or at least that is what it feels like. Not that we have anything against birthday...

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Are New Year's resolutions a waste of time?

10 Jan 2007

Benjamin Siu, 16 St Joseph's College

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Statements of intent

30 Dec 2006

The tradition of New Year resolutions is believed to date back 4,000 years to the ancient Babylonians, who are also credited with being the first to celebrate the New Year.

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Is making New Year's resolutions a waste of time?

Benjamin Siu, 15 St Joseph's College

Have you ever made promises at the beginning of the year, such as vowing to make good use of your time, to be attentive in class, to save the...

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Opera beats kung fu for Unesco listing bid

A form of opera originating in Xinjiang has defeated Shaolin kung fu in the battle to become China's sole nomination for Unesco's intangible heritage list, the Ministry of Culture announced...

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What was the highlight of your summer?

Falling in love with a man 19 years older than me, then eventually denying it to protect myself from possible disappointment. It takes much perseverance and loyalty on both sides to make it last...

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Resolutions up in smoke

The most popular New Year's resolution among the British is to give up smoking.

A close second is the pledge to lose weight. About two million people resolve to shed some excess...

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Hordes agog for San San's homecoming

Olympic heroine Lee Lai-shan is to parade her gold medal before hordes of adoring fans in a euphoric homecoming on Wednesday.

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